James Allis and Frank Monroe are partners and strike it rich. On their way to town they stop at Bill Lewis' cabin where he offers them hospitality. Lewis is rather blue, for he has not been able to make a strike, and yet is anxious to send for his little daughter, "Sunny." He shows the partners her photo which wins their hearts. Lewis finally decides that he will hold up the stage, and sends the money to Sunny, telling her that he has made a rich strike. The boys in camp start out to look for the bandit. Jim discovers the picture of Sunny on the spot. They capture Lewis and he has to pay the death penalty. He exacts a promise from the boys that his little girl shall never know how he died. Jim and Frank tell Sunny that her father died in the discharge of his duty and laud him as a brave man. Sometime later, the partners decide to send her east to school, telling her that her father left a very valuable mine. One day, Mrs. Beacon, her aunt, reads in the paper that Sunny has inherited a valuable mine from her father and immediately she invites the girl to visit her. Her son. Reggie, tries his best to win the girl for her money, but she has a strong aversion for him. Jim decides that he will investigate for himself this Mrs. Beacon. He thinks that Sunny is in love with Reggie. He soon comes to the conclusion that it is Sunny's money they are after. He sends her a fake telegram, saying that the mine has panned out. Sunny asks Jim to take her home with him instead of returning to college, and he explains what he has done. Arrived at the camp, Frank tries to make love to the girl, but she tells him that she loves Jim, so the two men dissolve partnership.
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